The Man Who Would Be King: A Novella — Rudyard Kipling

The Man Who Would Be King was written by Rudyard Kipling and first published in 1888. Two former British soldiers who were sent in the early 19th century to British controlled India to search for adventure end up becoming kings of Kafiristan. This story is inspired by Josiah Harlan, an American adventurer who claimed the title of Prince of Ghor after leding a military force into Afghanistan in the mid-19th century.